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And that is going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. Katie tur is going to take over. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west, its 2 00 p. M. In washington where it is day two of french president emanuel macron are meeting at the white house. Well see if that special relationship between macron and the president can change the president s mind on a host of issues, primarily the Iran Nuclear Deal. Even as the president hosted his french counterpart, mr. Trump was pressed on issues here at home. And at this aft...

Army national guard. combat medic in kosovo and iraq. stationed near baghdad just yards from burn pits the size of football fields. danielle is here with us tonight. they love going to ohio state football games. [applause] and they love building legos with their daughter. with cancer from prolonged exposure to burn pits ravaged the lungs and body. danielle says he was a fighter until the very end. he did not know how to stop fighting. and neither did she. through her pain, she found purpose to d...

That lived life till its fullest. >> losing wife dona gun controlled shot up suv, 13-year-old son devin survives the attack hiding siblings before walking 14 miles for help, devin sharing mothers final words. >> get down, she was trying to pray to the lord. >> cartel gunmen killed 9 and six of them were children. rob: all right, 2020 hopeful bernie sanders struggles to answer a question of veterans, veterans question about medicare for all during a contentious rally in iowa. >> i dont want to se...

Heather: 9 americans shot and killed in the attack last week, 6 of them were children. 2020 hopeful had difficult time answering veteran in rally. >> i dont want to see anybody in the room have to wait like that because of a single-payer system which the va is, who is paying the bill? are in the pace of the va the government is paying 100 perm. im the former chairman. >> theres a failure there. julian castro is calling to change order of voting.

Precluding members of the va committee, for example, from seeing the background check done by the fbi and providing the inspector general reports from the navy of 2012. this kind of nominee, if he fails to clear up these questions, is a disservice to our veterans, and we want the best qualified. as you depicted the president saying it again and again and again at the top of the last hour, the best people, and particularly for this job, the best person. >> does it concern you? obviously the va is...

(laughs) yes. ellen. thats my robe. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. welcome back. we remind you about 15 minutes to the white house. the president of the united states and the president of france having a news conference. the white house pushing back today but being warned by key republicans that the choice to run the va is in serious trouble. the biggest wrinkle? an indefinite hold on ronny jackson. they are looking at allegations of misconduct, tha...

Continue to groom and promote this highly capable officer. >> bret: the allegations involve a whistle-blower to the ig coming forward, reportedly allegations of excessive drinking, questionable prescription practices, and creating a toxic work environment. as well as the charges that hes not up to the massive bureaucracy that the va is. thats whats coming from capitol hill. you are saying all of those things are wrong. >> im not saying thats wrong. i am saying allegations should be fully and tho...

Knows how this goes. so im less worried about the lack of -- im not so worried about business as usual, because this is what we have come to expect. it does sounuoes sound like it hands of whether he wants to go through this or not, so i guess well have to wait and see. >> lets wait and see if dr. jackson does bow out of the white house. who would where be on the top of the vas list for a person to run that agency, kevin? >> we >> well, it wouldnt be their decision. >> people who run the va righ...

They make the argument he is a veteran, understands veterans issues and has the presidents ear. but nobody is trying to credit make the argument that he has the management experience to lead an organization of a couple hundred thousand people as the va is. they just say that the last few directors of the va had that experience and they werent able to turn that battleship around. perhaps it is time for someone with a different kind of resume, a andrea. >> im not questioning admiral ronnie jackson...

Ability. >> how is a guy who eats macdonalds and drinks diet cokes and never exercises is in as good a shape as you say hes in? >> genetics, i dont know. >> is there anything youre keeping from us for privacy reasons? >> i can promise you, absolutely nothing that im withholding from you. i told the president if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he lived to be 200 years old, i dont know. >> martha: this person was endeared to the president and they work in close proximity, they migh...